Seedling establishment ofCastanopsis cuspidata var.sieboldii andPersea thunbergii on lava and scoria of the 1962 eruption on Miyake-jima Island,the Izu Islands

Seedling establishment ofCastanopsis cuspidata var.sieboldii Nakai andPersea thunbergii Kosterm. (Machilus thunbergii Sieb. et Zucc.) in early succession was studied on the lava and the scoria of the 1962 eruption on Miyake-jima Island of the Izu Islands. While tall individuals (> 1 m) ofP. thunbergii were found on both the lava and the scoria, those ofC. cuspidata (> 1 m) were found only on the lava. The height growth rate ofC. cuspidata was very low on the scoria, and there was no individual ofC. cuspidata taller than 0.4 m on the scoria. The proportion of yellow leaved individuals was much higher (37.1%) inC. cuspidata than inP. thunbergii (4.0%) on the scoria, while it was similar between the two species on the lava.Persea thunbergii seemed to be able to establish on both the lava and the scoria, butC. cuspidata established only on the lava. The differences in growth rate and vigor between the two species on the lava and the scoria in early succession may influence later stages of succession.     

Species turnover and diversity patterns along an evergreen broad-leaved forest coenocline

Direct gradient analysis was applied to the evergreen broad-leaved forest coenocline in the Tatera Forest Reserve, Japan. 10 quadrats of 0.1 -0.05 ha were laid out from 140 m to 560 m above sea level at intervals of 25–70 m. Gradient analysis revealed that distributions of many species terminated or started at ca. 400 m. Community similarity, calculated in Percentage Similarity (PS) and Community Coefficient (CC), changed abruptly below and above the 400 m contour, suggesting a change of vegetation structure at this altitude, which was also clear from population distributions. The spatial turnover rate of species along the altitudinal gradient was calculated in two ways: as the Average turnover rate along the whole range of the gradient, and as the Zone turnover rate at individual altitudes. The overall rates calculated for five categories of populations: DBH > 10 cm, DBH >3 cm, all woody species, herb-layer, and total vegetation, were- 0.0011 to- 0.0021 for PS, and - 0.0009 to- 0.0019 for CC. The calculated rates (PS basis) indicate that a 95% change in species composition is reached at 1120 to 620 m altitude. Similarly, the rates -0.0009 to - 0.0019 (CC) correspond to 1410 - 680 m. The altitudinal range expected here for a 95% change agrees with the actual elevation of forest zonation in northwestern Kyushu. The average rate of both PS and CC in the herb-layer population was 1.56 times higher than the rate in the woody species population, showing a more rapid change in herb-layer population than in the woody ones along the gradient. The Zone turnover rates were higher at the 370–440 m belt than those below and above the belt. This coincided with the interchanging pattern in population distributions and the abrupt change in similarity at about 400 m above sea level. This may be due to the change in environmental conditions such as physiography and air humidity. In the diversity measurements, the species density per 100 m² showed a gradual increase in the DBH >3 cm population but a constant level in the DBH >10 cm population along the whole range of the forest coenocline studied, while index values of S₍₁₀₀₎ and Shannon's H showed decreasing trends in the same gradient with a few exceptionally high and low values.     

桉树与红锥混交对土壤水解酶活性及其化学计量特征的影响

为从土壤酶活性及其化学计量特征的角度,揭示桉树与珍贵乡土树种混交后土壤养分的响应机制,该文以广西凭祥热林中心青山实验场的桉树纯林、红锥纯林和桉树×红锥混交林为研究对象,采用随机区组试验设计,通过测定土壤碳(C)、氮(N)、磷(P)水解酶[β-1,4-葡萄糖苷酶(BG)、β-1,4-N-乙酰葡糖氨糖苷酶(NAG)、亮氨酸氨基肽酶(LAP)和酸性磷酸酶(ACP)]的活性及土壤理化性质,分析桉树与红锥混交对土壤养分状况的影响。结果表明：(1)桉树与红锥混交在0～10 cm和10～20 cm土层均显著提高pH值、有效氮(AN)和有效磷(AP)的含量以及LAP酶活性,显著降低BG和ACP酶活性,但对NAG酶活性影响不显著。(2)SOC和TN与除酶C∶N外的其他土壤水解酶活性及其化学计量比呈现不同程度的显著正相关。(3)在0～10 cm和10～20 cm土层,三种林分间土壤水解酶活性均具有显著差异,SOC和AN含量是土壤水解酶活性产生差异的驱动因子。(4)桉树纯林、桉树×红锥混交林和红锥纯林在0～20 cm土层土壤酶C∶N∶P分别为1∶1.08∶1.37、1∶1.16∶1.34和1∶1.07∶1....     

Divergence maintained by climatic selection despite recurrent gene flow: a case study of Castanopsis carlesii (Fagaceae)

Local adaptation to different environments has the potential to maintain divergence between populations despite recurrent gene flow and is an important driver for generating biological diversity. In this study, we investigate the role of adaptation in the maintenance of two parapatric varieties of a forest tree. We used sequence variation of chloroplastic DNA and restriction site‐associated DNA to investigate the genetic structure of two varieties of Castanopsis carlesii in subtropical China and relate it to climatic variation. We used niche reconstruction methods to investigate niche differentiation between the two varieties and to estimate the past distribution of this species. A deep divergence was observed between the two varieties, but evidence of introgression and genetic admixture was detected in two phenotypically and geographically intermediate populations. Niche reconstruction suggests that the distribution of the two varieties was disjunct during periods of global cooling and that the two varieties occupy significantly different niches. The genetic structure was mainly driven by environmental factors, and 13 outlier loci under divergent selection were correlated with climatic variation. These results suggest that the two varieties evolved in allopatry and came back into secondary contact after the last glacial maximum and that they are an evolutionary example of divergence maintained by climatic selection despite recurrent gene flow.     

红锥叶绿体基因组特征及系统发育分析

为确定红锥(Castanopsis hystrix)叶绿体基因组的结构组成情况,判定其在锥属中的进化位置及与同锥属叶绿体基因组的区别,为锥属物种鉴定、遗传多样性分析和资源保护提供相关依据。使用Illumina HiSeq 2500测序平台对红锥叶绿体基因组进行测序,通过生物信息学分析方法进行序列组装、注释和特征分析,并利用R、Python、MISA、CodonW和MEGA 6等生物信息学软件对其基因组结构和数目、密码子偏好性、序列重复、简单重复序列(simple sequence repeat,SSR)位点和系统发育进行分析。结果表明红锥叶绿体基因组大小为153754 bp,呈现四分体结构;共拥有130个基因,包含85个编码基因、37个tRNA基因和8个rRNA基因;通过密码子偏好性分析,平均有效密码子数为55.5,说明其密码子随机性强、偏好性低;通过SSR及长重复片段分析,检测到45个重复序列及111个SSR位点;与近缘种比较,发现其叶绿体基因组序列高度保守,尤其蛋白质编码序列相似度极高;此外,系统发育分析发现红锥与海南锥聚为一支,关系密切。本研究得到了红锥的叶绿体基因组基本情况与系统发育位置,为红锥的物种辨别、天然种群遗传多样性与功能基因组学提供前期研究铺垫。     

井冈山自然保护区栲属群落优势种群的种间联结关系研究

 采用2×2联列表,通过方差分析、χ2检验、联结系数AC值、Jaccard指数及点相关指数对井冈山栲属（Castanopsis）群落样地中出现频率较高的20个种群的种间联结进行了定量分析。结果表明：井冈山栲属群落20个优势种群的总体种间关联性呈显著正关联,反映该群落处于稳定的顶极阶段;20个优势种群的种间联结关系中10个种对具有极显著正联结,10个种对具有显著正联结,4个种对具有极显著负联结,8个种对具有显著负联结。190个种对中,绝大多数种对联结关系未达到显著水平,种对间的独立性相对较强,这种种间联结的松散性可能与目前群落的发展阶段及种本身的生态学特性有关。目前,群落处于比较稳定的顶极阶段。     

Geographic occurrence of intermediate type between<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Castanopsis sieboldii</Emphasis> and<Emphasis Type="Italic"> C. cuspidata</Emphasis> (Fagaceae) based on the structure of leaf epidermis

The number of layers of epidermis in the leaves is used as a criterion to distinguish between Castanopsis sieboldii (two layers) and C. cuspidata (one layer). An intermediate type, which has one and two layers within a single leaf, is frequently seen in the field. The origin of the intermediate type has been supposed to be a hybrid between C. sieboldii and C. cuspidata. If the intermediate type is produced by hybridization, we expect that the F₁ seedlings of the intermediate type should occur in the co-occurrence area of those two species. To clarify the geographic occurrence of the intermediate type, we collected nuts of 443 mother trees from throughout the distribution area of the genus Castanopsis in Japan. A total of 7,260 seedlings germinated from these nuts were examined as to their leaf structure. The seedlings of the intermediate type occurred not only in the area where C. sieboldii and C. cuspidata coexisted, but also in the area where only C. sieboldii grows. The leaf structure of intermediate seedlings was independent of the traits of mother trees. These findings suggest that the intermediate seedlings that occurred in the area where only C. sieboldii grows are not hybrid between C. sieboldii and C. cuspidata but are a morphological variation of C. sieboldii. The difference in the structure of leaf epidermis is not always appropriate for the identification of the hybrid.     

不同干扰背景下栲树（Castanopsis fargesii）幼苗幼树的生理生态特性比较——以浙江天童常绿阔叶林为例

浙江天童国家森林公园的常绿阔叶林在我国东南沿海地区具有代表性,在研究区内设置不同干扰方式下的5块样地,借助LI-6400型便携式光合测定系统对研究区内不同干扰背景下5块样地常绿阔叶林主要优势种之一的栲树幼苗、幼树的光合生理生态特性进行了测定。比较了不同干扰背景下栲树幼苗、幼树的净光合作用速率、蒸腾作用速率、水分利用效率、表观量子效率等生理生态指标。结果表明,去除乔木层的样地1,2,3中栲树幼苗、幼树的净光合速率与蒸腾速率要高于仅保留乔木层的样地4和对照样地5,水分利用效率和表观量子效率则低于样地5和样地4。应用统计分析软件对净光合作用速率与诸生理生态影响因子的相关性进行分析,同时使用逐步回归的方法建立光合速率和诸影响因子之间的回归方程模型,栲树幼苗:Pn=-2.399 0.205Ta 43.209Gs,栲树幼树:Pn=-2.265 0.006PAR-3.915Vpdl 0.364Ta 38.121Gs,在α=0.05水平上,两个方程均有显著性意义,有良好的预测性。     

Recovery of mycorrhizas of a fungus, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cenococcum geophilum</Emphasis>, after urea treatment in warm temperate forests in Japan

We studied recovery of the ectomycorrhizal species Cenococcum geophilum (Cg) after urea treatment in two types of vegetation. The recovery was as quick as 6 months after the treatment and overlapped the fruiting period of ectomycorrhizal ammonia fungi. Ectomycorrhizas investigated as Cg belonged to a single species irrespective of treatment and vegetation type. Cg ectomycorrhizas were significantly more abundant in density in nontreated soil than in treated soil. Between vegetation types, Cg ectomycorrhizas were significantly more in density in broad-leaved deciduous forest than in broad-leaved evergreen forest. Moreover, Cg was dominant in the nontreated soils of the former type of forest.     

戴云山罗浮栲林主要乔木树种营养生态位研究

通过生态位空间分割,应用多维生态位宽度和生态位重叠分析戴云山罗浮栲(Castanopsis fabri)群落主要乔木树种在不同资源空间中的营养利用情况。结果表明,各物种在不同资源空间的营养利用情况存在差异。同一物种不同龄级生态位宽度不同,同一龄级不同物种生态位宽度也存在差异。罗浮栲天然林主要种群生态位重叠值介于0.2~0.3的有33对,占27.5%;大于0.3的有51对,占42.5%,群落中优势种种群生态位具有较大程度重叠,对资源的利用能力相似且竞争格局明显。乔木层中,个体多度分布较大的罗浮栲与其它树种生态位重叠在0.042~0.424,罗浮栲与其它物种在资源利用上所受到的竞争相对较弱,在一定程度上决定了该种群在群落中的优势地位。按照经典的分层频度分析,罗浮栲种群属于典型的衰退种,与群落演替的实际情况相一致。